Trap-anchor



W. R. LAZENBY.

TRAP ANCHGR.

APPLICATION FILED ma. 1o, 1920.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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WILLIAM R. LAZENBY, 0F BARBIN, MONTANA., ASSIG-VNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANKCLARK, 0F BARBIN, MONTANA.

TRAP-ANCHOR.

v Application med march 1o, 1920. .serial No.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. LAZENBY, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Hardin, in the county of Big Horn and State of Montana,have invented a new and Improved-Trap-Anchor, of which the fol-V lowingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to anchorsand particularly to anchors for use inconnection with animal traps and the like.

One of the principal objects of the present invention 'is to provide ananchoring means which is designed as a substitutefor posts or stakesusually employed for this purpose. l Another object of the invention `isto provide a simple and efficient anchor including separable'means whichpermits ofa quick attachment or detachment of the trap andl whicheliminates any possibility of an acci-` dental separation of the partswhenonce associated. c f Y Another object of the invention is to providea trap anchoring device which is especially designed and .constructed topermitof sion whereby'the chain secured to the trap may be normallynested in said depression in.

an out of the wayposition, the special'construction of attaching meansfor associating the chain` permitting of .relative sliding movementsbeing employed for the purpose. A still further object of the inventionis to provide a deviceV for detachably anchoring a trap chain totheground in which one of the chainlinks serves as a .means foripre-zventing the separation of an attaching member from an anchoring member.

'With these and other objects in view which will be morefclearly pointedout 'hereafter, reference is made to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this application, in whichv Y Figure 1 is a viewillustrating thedevice in its applied position for anchoring a trap.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attaching member. l

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the anchoring member.

-eferring to the drawings by characters of reference which designatelike parts throughout the several views thereof, A represents a wellformed b driving a stake or other implement into the ground yand B aSpecification of Letters Patent.

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concentric depression adapted to receive the trap proper., Thetrap C maybe of any construction, the form shown being merely illustrative of onetype which may be employed. An anchoring chain D is provided and has oneextremity secured to the trap. The anchoring device includes ananchoring inember comprising a rod 10 provided at its lower end with ananchor plate or disk 11 adapted to be positioned at the bottom of thewell A and covered with earth Ywhich is lilled into theV wellV andtamped over the plate and around the major portion of the rod 10. Theopposite end of the rod which projects from the filled in earth isprovided with a spherical head V12. An attaching member 13 is preferablyin the nature of a metallic plate Ahaving angularY portions 14 and 15which are provided with communicating slots 16 and 17; V`An enlargedopening 18 is provided-.at the free end of the slot 16 and an enlargedoii'set notch 19 is provided in the slot 16 adjacent thereto.` Inpractice one of the links of the chain D, preferably the endlink 2OV ofthe free terminal of the chain is received by the slot 16 and isnormally arranged in thegenlarged opening 18.

In use ofthe device when it is desired to detach the attaching member 13from the eX- posed portion of the rod 10, the link 20 is shifted fromthe enlarged opening 18 and positioned in thenotch 19 as illustrated indotted lines in lig. 2 of thedrawing. The attaching Vmember 13 may thenbe shifted throughout the length of the slots 16 and 17 until theenlarged opening 18 registers with the spherical moval of the attachingmember from the anchoring ,membeiz In applying the attaching member thelink '2O is'lirst shifted e into the oii'set portion or notch 1 9 andthe enlarged opening 18passed over the head, the plate is moved overthe'rod until the same engages the closed end ofthe slot 17. The link 20is then shifted to lie within the enlarged opening 18 and when in thispositionthe same serves to prevent the removal of the attaching memberfrom the anchoring member. In some instances where it is desired topermanently lock the attaching member on the anchoring member a pad lockmay be inserted in the enlarged opening 18 or the portions of the member13 lying on the opposite sides of the slot may be hammered together toreduce the size of the head 12 permitting-of the re` slots. Theconstruction of the attaching member and the anchoring member providemeans for swiveling the ends of the chain when attached.

While there has been illustrated and described a single and preferredembodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same ismerely illustrative andvthat no limitation is necessarily made to theprecise details of construction as modifications and variations whichfall within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when found expedient. e

Having thus described my invention, what I claim 'as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

LA. device for detachably anchoring a trap chain tothe ground comprisingan anchor member adapted to be buried'in the ground with an exposedheaded extremity projecting therefrom, and an attaching member having aslot adapted to receive one of the links of the trap chain, said linkbeing adjustable in the slot to respectively permit of the insertion andremoval of the attaching member from the anchoring member. 2. In ananimal trap having a chain secured thereto, the combination with a mem#ber having one end adapted to be anchored in the ground with an exposedportion vprojecting therefrom, an enlarged headat' the free extremity ofsaid exposedr portion, of means for `detachably associating the freeextremity of the trap chain therewith, said means comprising a platecarried by the free extremity of said chain having slotted portionstherein whereby upon adjustments of the chain extremity thereininsertlon andV removal of the plateV from the headis per- Ymitted. f

3. In'an animal trap having a' chain se-Y cured thereto, the combinationwith a member having one end adapted to be anchored in theground with anexposed portion projectingtherefrom,an enlarged head at thefree'extremity of said exposed portion, of means'for detachablyassociating the free extremity ofthe trap chain therewith, said means'comprising a plate having slotted' portions therein adapted to receivethe freeY extremity of the chain, said free extremity Y Y beingadjustable therein to permit of the of the Slotted porj application andremoval tions from the head. A

4c. A device for removably securing the chain of a trap to a trapanchoring member having a reduced neck andan enlarged 'choring head inone extremity thereof, a

Ving device including an anchor disk, 'arod secured thereto and anenlarged retaining head of means for detachably associating a having akey hole slot adapted to receive one of the links of the chain, saidslot having an offset portion constituting means' .trap chain therewithcomprising a plate wherebyA upon shiftingofV the linki into saidv offsetportion, theplate can be shifted on the rod to effect the removal ofthesame therefrom.l Y-

6. vIna trap anchoringpdevice, an :anchoring member comprising .a'rodprovided ati" its'opposite extremities'with an anchor diskV A and anenlarged'head, an attaching member comprising a vplate having slottedportions adaptedtoreceive oneof the linkslof the chain attached to atrap, the said link being shiftable in the slottedV portions to'obstructi ing and ,non-obstructing positions to' re'- spectively permito f orprevent the removalof the attaching member from the anchoringmember." y Y 7 In a trap anchor, a rod, a disk-likean-l spherical headat thepopposite end, an anglet plate Yhaving a slot throughoutitsklength. and provided with'alarge opening 'commu-k nicating with voneextremityof the slot, the i said slot being of a 'width' correspondingtothe diameter of the rod andthe said openingY of a diameter to Ypermitof the/passage. of the spherical head therethroughY when: Vapplying orremoving the angle plateto the' rod, said slot having an'otchadjacentthe enlarged opening, `in combinatinfwith :a chain.adaptedto be secured at oneend to a trap and having one ofitsli'nksnormally arranged in the enlarged openingV toobstructthepassage of the;` spherical `head therethrough, said link beingyadaptedto be shifted andpositioned in thefnotchi to peri mit of movement of therod throughout the ioo length ofthe'slot andthe passage oftheV sphericalhead, therethrough. e,

